1 - Homeowners Continue To Embrace Environmentally Friendly Construction
Homeowners are willing to pay more for Green homes according to NAHB survey. Skylights support Green movement with indoor air quality and energy efficiency in addition to admitting healthful natural light.
2 - More Natural Light Used In Green Remodeling
Green building movement encompasses remodeling as well as new construction says NAHB Remodelers. ENERGY STAR® qualified skylights and solar water heating systems are growing in popularity.
3 - Skylight Accessories Make A Good Idea Better
Accessories for adjusting and controlling light and ventilation from skylights increase energy efficiency as Green considerations continue to become more important in residential construction and renovation.
4 - Skylights Can Provide Natural Ventilation As Well As Light
Venting skylights aid air exchange and exhaust volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in today’s “tight,” well-insulated Green homes.
Helps indoor air quality by adding passive, energy-efficient ventilation as well as healthful, free natural light.
5 - Add Light, Ventilation, And Privacy In Your Bathroom
Bathrooms gain energy-efficient natural light and passive ventilation, as well as privacy, through venting skylights. VELUX SUN TUNNEL™ skylights are popular in smaller, interior bathrooms needing passive light.
6 - Aging-In-Place Remodeling Appeals To 50+ Homeowners
Aging-In-Place (AIP) remodeling allows 50+ homeowners to make their house their home for a lifetime regardless of their age or functional abilities. Skylights provide additional natural light older adults require for good vision and health.
7 - Modern Skylight Benefits Outweigh Old Fears
Modern, ENERGY STAR® qualified skylights from leading manufacturers not only don’t leak but they support the Green building movement by delivering energy-efficient lighting and passive ventilation for better indoor air quality.
8 - Passive Ventilation And Natural Light Abundant – And Free – With Modern Skylights
Tightly built, heavily insulated Green homes most ‘breathe’ to be healthy. Natural, passive ventilation from venting skylights offers energy-efficiency while exhausting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other indoor air pollutants from homes.
9 - Modern Skylights And Windows Work Together
Windows and skylights can work together to provide energy-efficient lighting and ventilation in today’s Green homes. Venting skylights create a natural chimney effect to passively exhaust indoor air pollutants and reduce energy costs.
10 - Designing A Well-Lit Home
Architects and designers are utilizing more natural light and passive ventilation from skylights in their energy-efficient plans as the Green building movement continues to grow. Space savings and privacy are also considerations when designing in more light from above.
11 - Enhancing Kitchen Lighting And Ventilation
Kitchens are among the most used rooms in homes and they benefit greatly from added fresh air and light from above through venting skylights. And since skylights don’t take up valuable wall space, more space is available for shelves or cabinets, or for decorating.
12 - Passive Light Through Tubular Skylights Popular In Green Homes
Tubular skylights admit passive light (light without the heat emitted by electrical sources). One real estate enhancement professional calls them “small, roof-mounted marvels,” and points out that they offer exceptional light output and cost-efficiency, are eco-friendly and easy to install, and are both attractive inside and unobtrusive outside.
13 - Tubular Skylights Offer Another Daylighting Option
If you have an area in your home that needs more light, but you’re afraid it’s just in an impossible location, tubular skylights are an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to bring passive natural light into your home. Optional light kits are available to install inside the tunnels for nighttime use.
14 - Natural Light Important For Health
Studies show that natural light is important for health and some researchers conclude that light therapy may help to alleviate Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) symptoms faster than antidepressant drugs.
Skylights admit 30 percent more light than vertical windows in dormers, and provide the drama of a sky view that can’t be achieved with vertical windows.
15 - Easy Natural Lighting Upgrade Offers Homeowners Triple Benefit
Replacing inefficient, fading or cracking plastic bubble skylights with ENERGY STAR® qualified glass models can lower energy costs. A VELUX study shows a savings of nearly $200 annually is possible and a homeowner with basic tools can accomplish the replacement.
16 - Decorating With Natural Light In Your Home
Natural light can be both a dramatic decorating element in homes and contribute to lower energy bills, as well as health. Studies show benefits to young students through seniors when rooms are filled with natural light.
17 - Modern Skylights Offer Dependability With A No Leak Warranty
When you think of skylights you may picture them as unattractive, inefficient, fading plastic bubbles that leak. If so, you’re probably thinking, to paraphrase an old auto commercial, of “your father’s skylights.” Modern skylights make one of the biggest concerns of homeowners – the fear of leaks - a thing of the past.
18 - Skylights Meet Safety Codes In Hurricane-Prone Areas
Skylights that meet building codes in hurricane-prone or other high-wind areas are available. ENERGY STAR® qualified impact glass models not only offer safety but are a cost-effective choice for bringing better natural lighting and ventilation into homes.
19 - Bedroom And Bathroom Skylights Provide Privacy, Space, And Health Benefits
In today’s homes, many of which are on small lots with close-by neighbors, privacy is sometimes hard to find without covering the windows. And privacy in bedrooms and bathrooms is not just a convenience, it’s a necessity. What’s the answer? Simply look up.
With venting skylights, homeowners can have not just privacy, but natural light from above plus fresh air through passive ventilation.
20 - Skylights 101 – The Basics
A primer on skylight products and how to choose the right models for different locations and needs. Available accessories and installation assistance is also covered.
21 - Seniors Need More Natural Light From Above
Considerations regarding seniors, natural light and ventilation from skylights. Vision, mood, and safety are addressed as well as decorating and economic issues.
22 - Laundry “Living Spaces” In Demand
Laundry “living spaces” that utilize natural light from skylights are growing more popular in today’s Green homes. These sometimes multi-purpose areas are, in many cases, similar to high-end kitchens in their use of solid surface countertops and up-scale fixtures and appliances.
23 - Tips For Controlling Condensation In Your Home
Excess moisture from condensation can damage homes. This article offers many tips, and a free brochure, for homeowners on understanding and controlling condensation, including installing venting skylights in strategic areas to help a home “breathe.”
24 - Homeowners Breath Easier With Modern Skylights
Venting skylights silently utilize their natural chimney effect to passively exhaust volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other indoor air pollutants from homes. Today’s ENERGY STAR® qualified skylights offer a complete selection of sun screening accessories to adjust and control light and heat from above.
25 - Skylights, Roof Windows, And Windows Are Much Alike
Modern windows and skylights share many characteristics and work together well to provide natural light and ventilation to today’s Green homes. And ENERGY STAR® qualified skylights offer many high-tech features including rain sensors. The skylights, as well as their blinds and shades, can be operated manually or by remote control.
26 - Indoors Air Quality A Green Issue
Indoors air quality is receiving as much attention as the outdoor environment in today’s Green homes. Venting skylights exhaust indoor air pollutants through their passive chimney effect while providing cost-free natural light.
27 - Brighten Up Underutilized Space In Your Home
Venting skylights, roof windows, or unique double-sash roof windows that open to form a balcony on the roof, can transform dark, underutilized attic spaces into inviting and productive areas of the home. These solutions are less expensive than adding dormer windows and admit much more natural light plus fresh air.
28 - Solar Water Heating Payback Makes Technology More Attractive
A solar water heating system, utilizing unobtrusive solar collectors that look like low-profile skylights, is attracting growing interest from green-minded consumers building or remodeling homes. The U.S. Department of Energy says a solar system can reduce water-heating bills by 50% to 80%.